Which statement accurately describes lynching in the American South from 1882 to 1930?

Which statement accurately describes lynching in the American South from 1882 to 1930?

• A. It was a legal form of punishment.
• B. It involved only official state authorities.
• C. It was limited to a few isolated incidents.
• D. It was extralegal mob violence with more than 3,000 victims nationwide, most of them African Americans.

Answer: (D)